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Long church pew with scrolled arms. End panels feature decorative leg cutouts and applied shield-shaped bosses.

History

According to the records of the New Richmond Heritage Center, this pew was among the furnishings of New Richmond's Congregational Church, constructed in 1867. The pew came to the New Richmond Heritage Center from St. Luke's Lutheran Church, which acquired the building from the Congregational Church in 1945. The pew was painted white at this time. Oral history suggests the pew may have been constructed by Alonzo Rouse Kibbe, a carpenter who is credited with many of the early buildings in New Richmond. Born in New York in 1844, he is listed in the 1880, 1900 and 1930 federal census records for New Richmond. Kibbe served in the Civil War in the 12th Light Artillery Battery from 1862-65. He died in 1943 at the age of 99 and is thought to be the last Civil War soldier buried in Saint Croix County, Wisconsin.